Massage apparatus for breast with adaptor ring for changing size



Dec. 13, 1966 RYUGO TERAUCH| 3,291,123

MASSAGE APPARATUS FOR BREAST WITH ADAPTOR RING FOR CHANGING SIZE FiledMay 12, 1965 INVENTOR United States Patent MASSAGE APPARATUS FOR BREASTWITH ADAPTOR RING FOR CHANGING SIZE Ryugo Terauchi, 236 3-chome Ogikubo,Suginami-ku, Tokyo, Japan Filed May 12, 1965, Ser. No. 455,252

Claims priority, application Japan, Nov. 2, 1964,

39/ 85,242 4 Claims. (Cl. 128-36) This invention relates to a massageapparatus for massaging the breasts of the human body. Hither-to for thepurpose of enlarging womens breasts, it has been proposed to employmethods of surgical treatment, to apply hormones or the like and toemploy various kinds of massage.

However, it has been found that the use of surgical treatment fororthopedically shaping breasts, has resulted in pain and danger to thepatient and the use of medicines often caused a mammary cancer. Furtherin employing massage, due to the difference of individualcharacteristics, it was found that the frequency of massaging differswith the individual and when used in excess the fatty property has goneaway and the breasts are adversely affected. Also when using massage byhands, due to the fact that the impulses imparted to the breasts are notuniform, it is possible that the breasts can become badly disfigured.

It is generally recognized that treatments by massage to a woman in thechild bed affects the vasodilation of the blood vessels of her mammarygland organ whereby the fiow of blood is accelerated and in turn themammary secretion will become active; thus together with internalsecretions of hormone it makes feeding of the breast milk easier. Thus,to those who are suffering from mal-secretion of mammary organ or thestay of breast milk, this treatment has been found to be an effectivemethod of curing these conditions as compared with hormone medicines.

Howeved even with such massage treatment to the breasts, effective meanshave not yet been found which are considered to be suitable for use witha woman who is lying in bed.

The object of the present invention is to solve such disadvantages andprovide a proper remedy for those suffering from mammary troubles.

The massage apparatus of the present invention is shaped like a ladysbrassiere, comprising a pair of cups made of natural rubber or syntheticrubber or the like each of which will entirely cover a breast. On theouter bottom of each cup, a small size motor is installed and a'fiyingwheel is eccentrically journalled in the revolution shaft of the motor.As the wheel rotates, Vibrations generated thereby will be delivered tothe cup, which vibrations may be adjusted by means of a control device,and in turn delivered to the breasts. The cups enclose the breasts airtightly so that such vibrations will be delivered to the overall area ofthe breasts through the medium of air. Thus the soft yet uniform impulseis imparted to the overall surface of the breasts, and the compressivestrength of such impulse may be adjusted by a control device so that itwill be suitable to the individual woman lying in bed.

Reference is made to the accompanying drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a front view of a massage apparatus in accordance with thepresent invention, a part thereof cut away.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main cup with a part cutaway.

FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, each is a sectional view with a part cut away showingthe method of attaching an auxiliary cup onto the main cup.

FIG. 5 is an electric circuit diagrammatically shown.

Referring to the drawings, the apparatus comprises a pair of main cups 1made of rubber, on the outer surface of which is installed a small motor2. An eccentric disc 3 is eccentrically mounted at the end of arevolving shaft 2' of the motor, and a revolution control device for themotor is provided at 4. An auxiliary cup 5 removably fits on the insideof the periphery of the main ring 1. One end diameter, DL, of theauxiliary ring 5 is larger than the diameter DI of the main cup 1; andthe other end diameter, D8, of the auxiliary ring 5 is smaller than thatof the main cup. On the inside surface of the main cup adjacent theperiphery thereof is provided a circular inwardly projecting strip 6.Along the periphery of the smaller diameter side of the auxiliary ring 5there is provided a circular outwardly projecting strip 7. At the largerdiameter side thereof there is provided a circular inwardly projectingstrip 8. Thus either the large-r or smaller diameter side of theauxiliary ring can removably fit onto the main cup as illustrated inFIG. 3, and FIG. 4. The card 9 is adapted to be connected to a suitablepower source. The circuit includes a switch 10, a transformer 12, aSelen rectifier 12 a pilot lamp 13 and a socket 14 for receiving a cord15 from the vibration body. A tape 16 is provided to adjust the spacingbetween the two main cups. A sash tape 17 extending from the neck isadapted to support the cups against displacement. 18 is a cover of themotor. A band 19 and a metal buckle 20 is provided to extend about thebody of the user. The numeral 21 identifies the breast of the user andthe numeral 22 represents an air layer thereover between the breast andthe cup 1.

In using this massage apparatus, the cord 9 is connected to an ordinaryhousehold AC. power source and the cord 15 is inserted into socket 14.The user will hang the sash tape 17 from her neck, bind band 19 aroundher bust and so as to house both breasts within the pair of main cups soas to be completely airtight. In this instance, either the largerdiametered or smaller diametered side of the auxiliary ring 5 will beselectively applicable to the main cup depending on the size of herbreast.

The switch 10 is turned on, pilot lamp 13 is lighted and coincidentallymotor 2 rotates which in turn rotates the eccentrically mounted disc 3thereby generating vibrations.

The vibrations thus generated will be delivered to the breasts throughthe medium of the air trapped Within the cups since the periphery of thecups 1 closely fits the base of the breasts. Hence, since the impulseimparted to the breasts are effected through the medium of rubber cupsor the air layer tightly enclosed therein, the user can enjoy a verysoft and comfortable feeling. Further since the vibration capacity canbe adjusted by vibration control device 4, the impulse imparted may becontrolled to be best suited for each user.

Thus the apparatus provides a soft comfortable impulse in a uniform andconstant manner so that it stimulates the deep portion of the mammarygland to accelerate the flow of blood around the base of the breasts andas a result, it induces an increase of ly-mpthatic secretion as well assecretion of hormone which has remained in stagnation whereupon thegrowth of the breast will be accelerated and enable it to become shapedinto a rich dome-like form.

The use of the breast massage apparatus of the present invention is suchthat for those who have an ordinary size of breasts, the main cups 1themselves, will be directly applied to the breasts without theauxiliary ring 5. For

those whose breasts are of smaller size, the auxiliary ring 5 is fixedto the main cup 1 as seen in FIG. 4 so that the smaller diameter side ofthe auxiliary ring may closely fit the base of the breasts. Further, forthose whose breasts are of larger size, as seen in FIG. 3, the auxiliaryring is fixed to the main cup in the inverted position from that shownin FIG. 4 so that it will closely fit the base of the breasts whereuponthe large breasts will be entirely enclosed within the cup. Thus thebreast massage apparatus of the present invention can fit any sizebreasts.

Folllowing are examples of patients who have been helped by the use ofthis apparatus. One is a patient aged twenty, who has been sufferingfrom the undergrowth of breasts and whose breasts were of 78 mm. indiameter. Treatments were applied with this apparatus 5 minutes a dayand 3 weeks thereafter, her breasts have come to 83.5 mm. in diameter.Another example is a patient aged twenty-five after giving birth whosebreasts were undergrown and badly secretive of milk. Treatments withthis apparatus were applied for 15 minutes a day. The secretive actionhas turned better in two days and a remarkable development of herbreasts was noted.

I claim:

1. A massage apparatus for womens breasts which comprises at least onecup made of elastic material adapted to fit over a breast, means forvibrating said cup to impart vibrations to said breast, an auxiliaryring at tached to said cup, said auxiliary ring having a diameter at oneend thereof which is larger than the diameter of said cup, and adiameter at the other end thereof which is smaller than the diameter ofsaid cup, said auxiliary ring being adapted to be attached to said cupat either end of said auxiliary ring to accommodate breasts which arelarger or smaller than the diameter of said cup.

2. A massage apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein said apparatusincludes a pair of said cups and said vibrating means comprises a smallmotor mounted on the outer surface of each said cup, said motor having arevolving shaft and a wheel eccentrically mounted onto the revolvingshaft.

3. A massage apparatus in accordance with claim 2 wherein an adjustingmeans is provided for controlling the speeds of said motors.

4. A massage apparatus is accordance with claim 1 wherein said auxiliaryring is provided with a circularly outwardly projecting strip adjacentthe periphery of the smaller diameter end and with a circularly inwardlyprojecting strip adjacent the periphery of the large diameter endthereof.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,124,125 3/1964Jones 12836 RICHARD A. GAUDET, Primary Examiner.

L. W. TRAPP, Assistant Examiner.

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